282
282
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 282
favorite 0
quote 1
the president called out republican senators lindsay graham and john mccain for their comments saying they would block the u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice if she is nominated for secretary of state. >> if senator mccain or senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> summer mccain will do whatever it takes to block the nomination. >>> the president also spoke about the fiscal cliff in his news conference. >> jessica doyle is back and this your money report, the latest on the negotiations and high stakes that families will face if we fall off this cliff. >> president obama said he is willing to work with republicans to prevent the automatic spending cuts and tax hikes from taking effect at the start of the new year, but he's standing by his commitment to raise taxes for those makin
the president called out republican senators lindsay graham and john mccain for their comments saying they would block the u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice if she is nominated for secretary of state. >> if senator mccain or senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on...
152
152
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 152
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> john brennan is the president's top counterterrorism advisor and he's said to be a new leading candidate for c.i.a. director. >>> general william kipp ward is being demoted from a four- star general to a three-star general and will retire. he's accused of spending tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on lavish travel and unauthorized expenses. defense secretary leon panetta said ward will have to repay the government $2,000 -- $82,000. >>> president obama is scheduled to hold a press conference today to discuss the fiscal cliff. he's been meeting with business and labor leaders ahead of fiscal cliff negotiations with congress, but the president is sure to be questioned about the scandal surrounding general petraeus and allen. he's also likely to be questioned about his plans to replace general petraeus. secretary of state hillary clinton and treasury secretary timothy geithner. >>> today democrat national pelosi will announce whether she'll continue in her role as house minority leader or step down. she's asked female democrats in the house including incoming freshmen to join h
. >> john brennan is the president's top counterterrorism advisor and he's said to be a new leading candidate for c.i.a. director. >>> general william kipp ward is being demoted from a four- star general to a three-star general and will retire. he's accused of spending tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on lavish travel and unauthorized expenses. defense secretary leon panetta said ward will have to repay the government $2,000 -- $82,000. >>> president obama...
115
115
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
the john glenn is 50 years old. thanks to a missed application deadline, its coast guard application has expired. it needs $700,000 worth of repairs, including to its communication system. 9news reporter preeti arla is outside d.c. headquarters with more on another department issue concerning emergency medical services. what is this about? >> reporter: andrea, the fire chief is proposing cutting down the number of medic units working during the overnight hours. there are a lot of questions about this move. will this result in longer wait times? will you have access to the same critical equipment if that move goes through. medic units have paramedics in them. paramedics have a higher level of training than emts. the fire chief ellerbee wants to move life support blarnses from the overnight hours and have that personnel work during the day. when we say overnight hours, we're talking about this time frame right now from around 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. the rationale behind this, there are twice as many calls an hour durin
the john glenn is 50 years old. thanks to a missed application deadline, its coast guard application has expired. it needs $700,000 worth of repairs, including to its communication system. 9news reporter preeti arla is outside d.c. headquarters with more on another department issue concerning emergency medical services. what is this about? >> reporter: andrea, the fire chief is proposing cutting down the number of medic units working during the overnight hours. there are a lot of...
139
139
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
police boat and finally the john glenn. the 50-year-old glenn ended up with a 15-foot long gash in its hole peeling its back like a can opener. at issue today is whether to continue trying to get grants for repairs to the glenn or start lobbying capitol hill for funds to buy a new state of the art rescue boat. >> there are some challenges internally that the members have figured out how to work around but we need to get the boat in order. >> reporter: bruce johnson, 9news now. >>> in other d.c. news, today the former d.c. council chair kwame brown is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court. in june brown pleaded guilty to bank fraud. he admitted to lying on two separate bank loans valued at more than 200,000. he could face a maximum of six months in jail. prosecutors have asked the judge in the case to sentence brown to six days plus three years probation. >>> president obama is trying to gain support for his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. today he'll meet with labor leaders. tomorrow he hopes to earn the support of bus
police boat and finally the john glenn. the 50-year-old glenn ended up with a 15-foot long gash in its hole peeling its back like a can opener. at issue today is whether to continue trying to get grants for repairs to the glenn or start lobbying capitol hill for funds to buy a new state of the art rescue boat. >> there are some challenges internally that the members have figured out how to work around but we need to get the boat in order. >> reporter: bruce johnson, 9news now....
245
245
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 245
favorite 0
quote 0
have a great wednesday. >>> general john allen's nomination for a new post is now on hold all because of connections to david petraeus's scandal. details coming up. >>> another woman is the leading candidate to replace hillary clinton when she steps down as secretary of state. here's monika with an update on your timesaver traffic. >>> i'm hope to show traffic moving well here on 270 montrose road down to the point where the lanes divide. an accident in howard county route 108 at the river parkway. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic coming up in a few minutes. you're watching 9news now. >>> good morning of the welcome -- good morning. welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. good morning, monika. she has traffic. >> you have sleeves. >> i do. i caved. -- i changed. >> she's from new york so i start to talk like this. the inla you -- the in-laws are coming in a week. after a week with them -- glul' be back. >>> we-- >> you'll be back. >>> it's going to be a cold day, 20s and 30s. we have 36 out there now with 20s in the suburbs. 47 by noon. sunsh
have a great wednesday. >>> general john allen's nomination for a new post is now on hold all because of connections to david petraeus's scandal. details coming up. >>> another woman is the leading candidate to replace hillary clinton when she steps down as secretary of state. here's monika with an update on your timesaver traffic. >>> i'm hope to show traffic moving well here on 270 montrose road down to the point where the lanes divide. an accident in howard county...
146
146
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
john hall still out. the wizards could really use him. they did keep things interesting near the end. martin four for four pulls the wizards within three but the ball just wasn't bouncing their way tonight. the mavericks win this one by 6. the wizards fall to 0-7 on the season. >> rg3 has already proven he's a leader on the field. now his teammates showing him some respect. the rest of the offensive players voted the rookie is captain for the rhee of the season. coach mike -- rest of the season. coach mike shanahan says that's the first in his career but isn't surprised with the honor. >> deanglo hall was ejected from the skins-steelers game after removing his helmet in october. he won't be suspended but he was fined $30,000. >> that's a quick look at sports this morning. i'm kristen berset. have a great thursday. >>> mitt romney is apparently explaining his presidential loss to his donors now. >> he says gifts if obama are to blame but one republican governor is calling romney out on his reasoning. 5:24. here's monika with a look at the
john hall still out. the wizards could really use him. they did keep things interesting near the end. martin four for four pulls the wizards within three but the ball just wasn't bouncing their way tonight. the mavericks win this one by 6. the wizards fall to 0-7 on the season. >> rg3 has already proven he's a leader on the field. now his teammates showing him some respect. the rest of the offensive players voted the rookie is captain for the rhee of the season. coach mike -- rest of the...
121
121
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 121
favorite 0
quote 0
mistress paula broadwell sent emails to petraeus and other senior military leaders besides general john allen. meanwhile the fbi agent frederick humphries who launched the investigation of emails is being investigated by the fbi for his role in the case. specifically why he took concerns about this case to republican members of congress. house and senate panels are expected to meet again today with fbi and cia officials. they want to know whether national security was jeopardized and why congress didn't know about the investigation sooner. during a news conference on wednesday president obama praised david petraeus. >> general petraeus had an extraordinary career. he served this country with great distinction in iraq, in afghanistan and as head of the cia. by his own assessment he did not meet the standards that he felt were necessary a the director of the cia with respect to this personal matter that he's now dealing with, with his family and with his wife. and it's on that basis that he tendered his resignation and i accepted. >> they are looking into the handling of the attack on the
mistress paula broadwell sent emails to petraeus and other senior military leaders besides general john allen. meanwhile the fbi agent frederick humphries who launched the investigation of emails is being investigated by the fbi for his role in the case. specifically why he took concerns about this case to republican members of congress. house and senate panels are expected to meet again today with fbi and cia officials. they want to know whether national security was jeopardized and why...
255
255
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 255
favorite 0
quote 0
this is the john glenn. it is the biggest boat in that fleet and is still used to patrol but given all the potential threats to homeland security, there are questions about how effective the boat could be. that's because it's out there on the water but its communication system is broken and the radio can't even transmit a distress call. and the documentation has also expired. >> part of the communication system doesn't work. they're using an older -- a much older system to communicate with one another. it appears the certification for the boat that should have been applied for back in august, the date was missed. >> reporter: so now the question is whether to apply for grants or repair the boat t. could cost as much as $700,000. the other option is to lobby capitol hill to see if they can get some money to potentially get a state of the art boat. those are the two options. we'll have to see which direction they take. coming up at 6:30, we talked about how there are potential cuts in other areas, essentially
this is the john glenn. it is the biggest boat in that fleet and is still used to patrol but given all the potential threats to homeland security, there are questions about how effective the boat could be. that's because it's out there on the water but its communication system is broken and the radio can't even transmit a distress call. and the documentation has also expired. >> part of the communication system doesn't work. they're using an older -- a much older system to communicate...
145
145
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
senator john mccain will be with us today. we'll ask him about the petraeus sex scandal, the benghazi hearings and the possibility of susan rice becoming the next secretary of state. a lot of republicans want to hit the reset button. we'll hear from a group of romney supporters in virginia about his loss, the president and the future of the republican party. those stories and more when we see you at 7:00. mike and andrea, see you soon. >> have a good day, gayle. see you at the top of the hour. >>> a former chief psychiatrist at the f.b.i. is fighting the d.c. government's ban against him. they want alen salerian to stop writing prescriptions for powerful pain medications. >> he makes an appeal today to the d.c. health department. surae chinn is live with more. good morning, surae. >> reporter: good morning you to, andrea and mike. yeah, the doctor hasn't been able to prescribe or help his patients since april. that's when he was stripped of his ability to prescribe the class two narcotics since april as i mentioned, ever since
senator john mccain will be with us today. we'll ask him about the petraeus sex scandal, the benghazi hearings and the possibility of susan rice becoming the next secretary of state. a lot of republicans want to hit the reset button. we'll hear from a group of romney supporters in virginia about his loss, the president and the future of the republican party. those stories and more when we see you at 7:00. mike and andrea, see you soon. >> have a good day, gayle. see you at the top of the...